Betekenis van rebuild In het Nederlands

• 0 to build something again that has been damaged or destroyed:

  • The cathedral was completely rebuilt in 1425 after it had been destroyed by fire.

  • Before the election, the party claimed it would rebuild the country's economy.

  • Many people have difficulty in rebuilding their lives when they come out of prison.

• 1 to build something again that has been damaged or destroyed:

  • [ T ] The historic building was completely rebuilt after it had burned down.

  • [ I ] The company is rebuilding under new management.

• 2 to build something again after it has been destroyed or damaged:

  • After the hurricane, the whole infrastructure of the city needed rebuilding.

• 3 to make big changes to a company, organization, or system that is no longer effective:

  • It is taking more time than a lot of businesses expected to resume and rebuild their operations.

  • Certain countries have been exempted from quotas in an effort to help them rebuild their economies.

• 4 to work hard in order to improve the way people think about you after a difficult period or a period in which you have made mistakes:

  • Some big multinationals struggled to rebuild their credibility in the wake of the stock market crash.

  • rebuild confidence/trust/morale We must now begin the complex process of rebuilding trust among employees and their confidence in the organization.

  • rebuild your career/reputation/image I managed to rebuild my career by paying attention to human relationships.